domain clients connecting outside the domain "Coaster" <Coaster[ at ]Coaster.net> 5/28/2007 12:01:39 AM Greetings, Yesterday I set up my very first domain mainly for testing and learning exercises using windows server 2003. Since I only have one server machine it is my dhcp & dns all in one. I got it all working ok but when I went to add a client machine running windows xp I discovered that it could not browse the web (but it could connect to the server domain no problem). Of course when I added my ISP's dns servers to the xp machine (after the dns address of my dns server) it was able to surf. I haven't fully read my networking book yet and I'm working the exercises ahead of time therefore I am wondering if this is a normal practice for a home domain where I understand most company domains will have separate machines for dns & domain controller all pointing to a firewall machine. thanks alot!!!

RE: domain clients connecting outside the domain Jeff Tucker 5/28/2007 1:07:01 PM hello. you need to go into DNS control panel on the server. on the left pane pick the server and right click properties, then forwarders tab. put your ISP DNS servers in there. hope this helps. "Coaster" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Greetings, > > Yesterday I set up my very first domain mainly for testing and learning > exercises using windows server 2003. Since I only have one server machine it > is my dhcp & dns all in one. I got it all working ok but when I went to add > a client machine running windows xp I discovered that it could not browse > the web (but it could connect to the server domain no problem). Of course > when I added my ISP's dns servers to the xp machine (after the dns address > of my dns server) it was able to surf. I haven't fully read my networking > book yet and I'm working the exercises ahead of time therefore I am > wondering if this is a normal practice for a home domain where I understand > most company domains will have separate machines for dns & domain controller > all pointing to a firewall machine. > > thanks alot!!! > > >

Re: domain clients connecting outside the domain "Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]" <pbergson[ at ]allete_nospam.com> 5/29/2007 12:47:43 PM Plus... Remove your ISP from your clients dns. -- Paul Bergson MVP - Directory Services MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci 2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT http://www.pbbergs.com Please no e-mails, any questions should be posted in the NewsGroup This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Jeff Tucker" <JeffTucker[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:18DAF30C-FAD0-4263-BD30-BE00E20238E4[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > hello. you need to go into DNS control panel on the server. on the left > pane > pick the server and right click properties, then forwarders tab. put your > ISP > DNS servers in there. hope this helps. > > "Coaster" wrote: > >> Greetings, >> >> Yesterday I set up my very first domain mainly for testing and learning >> exercises using windows server 2003. Since I only have one server machine >> it >> is my dhcp & dns all in one. I got it all working ok but when I went to >> add >> a client machine running windows xp I discovered that it could not browse >> the web (but it could connect to the server domain no problem). Of course >> when I added my ISP's dns servers to the xp machine (after the dns >> address >> of my dns server) it was able to surf. I haven't fully read my networking >> book yet and I'm working the exercises ahead of time therefore I am >> wondering if this is a normal practice for a home domain where I >> understand >> most company domains will have separate machines for dns & domain >> controller >> all pointing to a firewall machine. >> >> thanks alot!!! >> >> >>

Re: domain clients connecting outside the domain "simonwhyley via WinServerKB.com" <u11670[ at ]uwe> 5/29/2007 2:01:26 PM Hi I have just setup a test domain at home and although forwarding queries to your ISP DNS should allow you clients to resolve requests your DNS server cant. It should work without this because by default root hints should be configured. It was by default on my domain Therefore as I understand default behaviour should be that if your DNS server cant resolve a query it uses recursion from the root(.) of the DNS heirachy to resolve the request (root hints) Just my 2 cents, to answer your original query it has nothing to do with running both DNS , DHCP, AD services on the same box, as I do that currently and its fine, think about small business server 2003 for instance, that runs MANY services on the same box Kind Regards Si Paul Bergson [MVP-DS] wrote: [Quoted Text] >Plus... > >Remove your ISP from your clients dns. > >> hello. you need to go into DNS control panel on the server. on the left >> pane >[quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >>> >>> thanks alot!!! -- Message posted via WinServerKB.com http://www.winserverkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/windows-server-dns/200705/1